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E. M. GRANTHAM. TIUKET PUNCH.

No. 476,378. Patented June 7, 1892.

wh/mous itsTran STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY M. GRANTHAM, OF l@VIL MINGr'lObL OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TOADAM SCOTT, OF SAME PLACE.

TICKET-PUNCH..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,378, dated J une'7, 1892. Application filed March 25, 1892. Serial No. 426.447. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY M. GRANTHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVilmington, in the county of Clinton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Punches; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which 1tappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention consists in a ticket-punch for the use of railroad-ticketagents in punching coupon-tickets, and possesses certain novel andvaluable features which give it great practical advantage; and myinvention will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top perspectiveview of my new and improved coupon-ticket punch. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation,partlyin section,of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view showingthe two halves of the punch separated.

The same numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the several parts by their designating-numerals, lindicates the upper half of the punch, having the integral handle 2, and3 indicates the lower half of the punch, having the integral handle et,5 indicating an ordinary steel spring for holding the punch open andready for use.

In the body of the upper half of the punch l is formed a longitudinalopening 6, extending horizontally through the body for the insertion ofthe ticket-coupon which is to be punched.

The lower part of the body l is recessed to adapt it to fit over thelower half 3, to which it is pivoted or hinged at its outer end at 7.

To each side of its center the body l is formed with three perforations,both on t-he lower and the upper side of the horizontal opening G,making twelve (l2) perforations in all, the lower perforations lnregistering with the upper perforations lb.

The upper half of the body l-that part of it extending above thehorizontal opening G- is divided or forkedv by the formation through itscenter of a longitudinal opening S, which divides the top part of thebody, which may be denominated lx, into two parallel arms, through whichthe upper perforations lb extend.

In the lower half 3 of the punch are mounted the punches or dies 9,which move with the upward movement of the lower half 3 and pass upthrough the lower perforation l, 6o through the ticket which has beeninserted in the horizontal opening G and through the upper perforationslb, when the punch is closed, thus by the peculiar arrangement of thedies and perforations punching out the stations on both sides of thestation, which is visible through the top opening 8, all at onemovement. The punches or dies 9, as shown iu the drawings, are formed ofdifferent lengths, increasing in length from the outer to the in- 7c nerend of the punch-body as they extend back from the front of thehorizontal opening 6, the object of this construction being to have allof the dies-six in number-come through the apertures and in contact withthe 7 5 ticket in the opening G evenly and at the same instant, therebyavoiding all danger of crimping or drawing the ticket, as will bereadily understood.

The object of dividing the upper half of the 8o punch-body lX by thesight-opening S is to enable the name of the station to be readily seenthrough this open space, so that a ticketagent can punch coupon-ticketsaccurately and at precisely the desired point.

This punch has the great. advantage over the large stationary puncheswhich are generally used by ticket-agents and which are bolted to atable or shelf, in that it is small, light, and compact, and is designedto be car- 9o ried in the hand so that the punch and a ticket can becarried to the light in a ticketoflice and the ticket thenaccnratelypunched, the name of the station being clearly visible throughthe division-opening 8, or the ticket 95 can be as readily punched whilestepping from the case to the window of the office.

The advantages of my new and improved coupon-ticket punch will bereadily seen over the stationary punch, which requires both the Io iticket and the light to be carried to the punch, my invention being muchmore simple and cheaper in construction and convenient in use.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is*

1. A portable coupon-ticket punch comprising the body 3, formed with ahandle and having` the dies or punches mounted inV it, andV the body l,hinged to the part 3, provided with a handle and formed with theticketopening 6, the series of registering apertures, and having formedin the upper part lX of its body the longitudinal Verticalobservationopening 8, substantially at right angles to the ticket-slot,and an opening-spring, as 5, substantially as set forth.

A HARRY M. GRANTHAM. XVitnesses:

F. M. CAsTo, XV. I. STEWART.

